as in refusal
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired
his sudden renunciation of his smoking habit pleased his whole family
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Recent Examples of renunciation
Annual renunciations surged to a record high of 6,705 in 2020, with numbers remaining elevated ever since, according to immigration services company Boundless.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Oddly, the move comes not as a renunciation but as a new adventure.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
The tax applies to transfers of worldwide property, no matter when the expatriate acquired it, before or after renunciation.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The Court held that Congress has no power under the Constitution to divest a person of his United States citizenship absent his voluntary renunciation of it.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Oddly, the move comes not as a renunciation but as a new adventure.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
The tax applies to transfers of worldwide property, no matter when the expatriate acquired it, before or after renunciation.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The Court held that Congress has no power under the Constitution to divest a person of his United States citizenship absent his voluntary renunciation of it.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renunciation
Noun
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Da Vinci won with the track at the Sanremo Music Festival earlier this year, giving him the right of first refusal to represent Italy at Eurovision.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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That opacity serves a clear purpose, but Martelli is enamored by it to a fault, and Inés’ refusal to question the people around her or make any significant decisions beyond keeping her mouth shut eventually proves more trying than helpful.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The filing includes email correspondence between the PTPA and the two federations, detailing the denials.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The denial of Ukrainian political and cultural independence is grounded in the ideas of Russkiy mir.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Not one for false abnegation of words distorted by smears, Rushdie doubles down on his right to freedom of expression, defending his dissent from religious orthodoxy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Jan. 2026
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That, for me, feels like an abnegation of our responsibility in theater.—
Sarah Crompton,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Renunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renunciation. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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